Improvement in burnisher-heads for boot



Z BEAUDRY Bu rnisher-Head for Boot and Shoe Machines.

No.198,835. Patented JanQl, 1878;.-

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ZOTIQUE BEAUDBY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPRCVEMENT INBURNISHER-VHEAIEJS FOR BOOT-AND SHOE MACI-IAINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,835, dated January '1, 1878; application filed November as, 1877.

To all whom it may concern: I f

Be it known that I, Zorroun BEAUDRY, of-

Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have inventedv certain new and useful Improvements in Burnisherand Beading Heads for Boot and Shoe Machines; and I declare the following to be a description of my said invention sufficiently full,

clear, and exact to enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany-- head having a central projection and weltbeading tool, as hereinafter described;

My improved burnisher-head consists of a hollow conical body, A, made from metal in the form shown, and having a series of bur-' nishing-surfaces, a, of different widths and sizes about its periphery, the contour of said surfaces being such as will correspond with the curvature of heel-edges desired for the several sizes or kinds of boots or shoes. At the rear edges of the burnishing-surfaces an annular guard-flanges or offsets b are formed, against which to place the bottom of the bootheel, for guiding and supporting it in proper position while burnishing the edge. The planes of the flange-faces b are perpendicular tothe axis of revolution, while the inclination of the burnishing-surfaces is such that the angle between the surfaces to and I), at any radial position, equals the angle required for the The bottom of the heel being pressed against the surface I), while the edge is pressed against the surface raconfines the leather, so as to give a firm and solid of which is an annular beading-tool, d.

corner on the heel, and preserves the bottom surface of the heel flat and even.

The extreme rear flange b may be formed on an'annular plate, B, screwed to the body A, in order to facilitate the casting of the conical body; or, if preferred, the parts may be of a single piece.

A spindle or sleeve, 0, projects from the central front part of the head A, upon the end Said tool d is secured to revolve with the head A, and has a welt-bead formed upon its periphery, as indicated. A burr-beader, f, having a milled or otherwise ornamented edge, is arranged adjacent to the bead d, which turns loosely upon the spindle or sleeve 0, whereby, when the bead cl is worked upon the heel-welt, the burr-beader f will roll upon and imprint its ornamental figure upon the exterior edge surface of the heel by one and the same movement.

The sleeve 0 is made of sufficient length, and the headers f d of sufficient diameter, to permit of the beads being worked without the boot or shoe interfering or striking the burnishing portion of the head.

For operation, the head A is mounted upon a suitable revolving shaft, E, which may be the shaft or spindle of any boot and shoe burnishing machinery.

The boots or shoes may be supported by a suitable jack device, or pressed by hand against theburnishingsurfaces of the head.

The bottom of the heel, being pressed against the flange b, not only guides the position of the boot, but also prevents the corner of the heel from being upset or battered over by the burnishing-tool, thus leaving the bottom of the heels square and flat.

The head may be heated by a gas-flame inside the conical part A, if desired.

The burnishingsurfaces are preferably made with grooves or corrugations, asindicated.

The wax used for the edges can be applied to-the corrugated surfaces of the head.

The head may be made with but one of the headers d or f when desired.

With this head work can be very rapidly performed, and no change of head is required for various thicknesses of heels, while the beading can be done without the necessity of the boot or shoe changing hands.

Having described my improvements in burnisher-heads, what I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The burnisher-head A, constructed, as hereinbefore described, with the series of burnishing-surfaces a and guard-flanges b, arranged for supporting the bottom of the heels with their face-planes perpendicular to the axis of revolution, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A revolving burnisher-head carrying an ornamental burr-header, f, supported to revolve about the same axis, and arranged for independent rotary movement, substantially as set forth, whereby said bead can be rolled upon the heel-surface, for the purpose stated.

sleeve 0, and annular welt-headerd, substan- I tially as and for the'purposes set forth.

Witness my hand this 22d day of November, A. D. 1877.

ZOTIQUE BEAUDRY.

Witnesses:

CHAS. H. BURLEIGH, NEOTAIRE BEAUDRY. 

